knowledge testers

Question 1

what is the major scale formula?

Answer 1

wwhwwwh

start with ANY note and use this formula.

Question 2

what is the minor scale formula?

Answer 2

whwwhww

start with ANY note and use this formula.

Question 3

what makes a scale parallel?

Answer 3

when the scale shares the same root note

Question 4

what makes a scale relative?

Answer 4

when the scale shares the same group of notes

(e.g. in a major scale, the 6th note would be the root note in minor. in a minor scale the 3rd note would be the root note in major)

Question 5

what numbers does a major pentatonic scale consist of?

Answer 5

1, 2, 3, 5, and 6.

4 and 7 are left out.

Question 6

what numbers do minor pentatonic scales consist of?

Answer 6

1, 3, 4, 5, and 7.

2 and 6 are left out.

Question 7

what is the easiest way to find/create a chord?

Answer 7

understand/know the scale it’s derived from

Question 8

what is the major chord formula?

Answer 8

1 _ _ _ 3 _ _ 5

Question 9

what is the minor chord formula?

Answer 9

1 _ _ 3 _ _ _ 5

Question 10

what type of breath is good for singing in falsetto?

Answer 10

back breath

Question 11

what is another way to look at the minor scale formula wwhwwwh?

Answer 11

1_2_34_5_6_78

the spaces represent whole steps.

Question 12

what is another way to look at the major scale formula whwwhww?

Answer 12

1_23_4_56_7_8

the spaces represent whole steps.

Question 13

name the 5 main scales to learn and how many notes are in each?

Answer 13

major/minor 8
chromatic 12
whole tone 6
pentatonic 5

Question 14

what are some key things to know about scales?

Answer 14

• they are a set of notes used to build a song
• the notes in a scale sound good together
• the most common is the major scale
• to form a scale, notes that go together are chosen to achieve a particular sounding set
• a scale is created by putting together whole and half steps